Home Education PhD Students PhD Students The following PhD scholarships have all commenced, with their topics covering a variety of SmartSat’s strategic and priority research areas ranging from Space IoT communications through to AI-powered autonomous operations in space. The majority of the PhD thesis topics have one or more industry partners to support the practical application of the proposed thesis topic, demonstrating SmartSat’s commitment to fostering Australia’s space industry through building strong linkages between academia and industry. Find opportunities to study with us LATEST PHD NEWS Nothing artificial about intelligence gained through industry internship for SmartSat PhD student29 Oct 2024 Masters students uncover solutions to Cloud Cover in Hyperspectral Imagery28 Jun 2024 ESA Φ-Lab Internship a launchpad for Nermine’s groundbreaking research career28 Jun 2024 Current PhD Students Mohamad Abdul Hady SCARLET-α: SpaceCraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems University of South Australia Franke Agenbag An automated method of detecting, characterising, and responding to radiation events in space Defence, Science and Technology Group / University of South Australia Emily Ahern Compact Clock for Small Satellite Applications University of Adelaide Robert Andriambol Integration of Earth Observation data and ground-based measurements to accurately map the effect of Urban Heat Islands Curtin University Zachary Auhl Using Blockchain and DRBs to Orchestrate an IoT Network La Trobe University Michael Aygur Cognitive Satellite Radios RMIT University Harrison Bennett Machine learning-enabled satellites for Agile Space Operations University of Adelaide Yue Cai Deep learning-based Low earth orbit (LEO) satellites task offloading and massive MIMO implementation The University of Sydney Zhengyuan Chai A Framework for Computational Reproducibility in Environmental Science with Support for Machine Learning Applications Curtin University Konstantinos Chatzopoulos Vouzoglanis Exploring the utility of high frequency satellite information on wildfire characterisation and impact estimation RMIT University Xiongren Chen Interpretable Machine Learning for the Early Smoke Wild-fire Detection University of South Australia Jason Dail Improving Detection of Clearing and Regrowth in Woodlands Using Synthetic Aperture Radar University of Queensland Joram Andrew Downes Advancing the Monitoring of Seagrass Dynamics with Optical Remote Sensing University of Adelaide William Damario Lukito Machine Learning Approach for The Enhancement of Transmission Capacity and Latency for Integrated Terrestrial-Satellite Communications La Trobe University Joshua Davis Attack-resilient CubeSat Constellations University of South Australia Geekiyanage Deepa Rakshitha De Silva Cognitive Satellite Radios Deakin University Francesca Devoto Determining the Effects of A-Biotic Stress on Crop Growth Development, and Yield under Different Nitrogen Applications using Remotely Sensed Data for Cotton and Wheat The University of Queensland Charith Dissanayake Cognitive Satellite Radios RMIT University Trung Dung (Alex) Nguyen Advances in Long-term Water Quality Monitoring through Data Fusion La Trobe University Glen Eaton Automating individual tree-scale aboveground biomass inventory and monitoring at local to regional scales with drone LiDAR and satellite data The University of Queensland Ethan Elms Close proximity space domain awareness on board satellite systems University of Adelaide Nur Fajar Trihantoro Real Time Fire Analytics RMIT University Donna Fitzgerald Quantifying Dieback of Eucalypt Forests using Remote Sensing University of South Australia Thomas Graham Responsible AI in Space Swinburne University of Technology Vinicius Guedes Goncalves de Oliveira The cybersecurity of the Australian Space Infrastructure – A legal and policy analysis Flinders University Elliot Hansen Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar-based Surface and Underwater Object Detection and Classification University of Adelaide/Defence Science & Technology Group Oliver Hatswell Innovative Mapping of Archaeological Landscapes Using Satellite Remote Sensing Flinders University Nermine Hendy Interference modelling, detection, and mitigation for improving spaceborne SAR performance RMIT University Francis Karimi Kagai Emergency Buddy System Swinburne University of Technology Bazarzagd Lkhagvasuren Integration of Digital Earth and IoT for water quality monitoring Curtin University Chenxi Luo Machine learning based water quality parameters predicting and forecasting La Trobe University Than Myint Swe On-ground management of soil health by integrating proximal and remote sensing platforms in northern Australian savannas grazing land The University of Queensland Monirul Islam Pavel SCARLET-⍺: SpaceCraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems University of South Australia Raja Ram Aryal Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) for plant health/stress and productivity remote sensing applications The University of Queensland Simon Ramsey Real-time Fire Analytics RMIT University Arun Thekedathu Raveendran High Performance Beam Steering Antenna Systems for Space Applications. The University of Technology Sydney Gillian Rowan Using space-based Earth Observation to map Australia’s kelp forests for a stronger Blue Carbon economy The University of Queensland Hira Saleem Natural Hazard prediction and damage assessment using multimodal satellite data in self-supervised XAI model University New South Wales Sydney Jordan Shipard Efficient Subnets for Scalable Onboard AI in Space Queensland University of Technology Harikesh Singh An Empirical and Dynamic tool for Prediction of Forest Fire Spread Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Technique University of the Sunshine Coast Sabrina Slimani Using Quantum Entanglement to Remotely Synchronise Clocks University of Adelaide Joanna Smart Developing Capability to Assess Live Coral Cover and Seagrass Species Using Satellite Based Hyperspectral Imagery The University of Queensland Ghaith Suleiman Mustafa El-Dalahmeh SCARLET-α: SpaceCraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems Swinburne University of Technology Pretha Sur SCARLET-α: SpaceCraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems Deakin University Vibhor Thapliyal Fabrication of 3-D, Wavelength-Tuneable Photonic Crystals for Space-Based Mm-Wave, Terahertz, and Infrared Communications La Trobe University Kou Tian Deep Learning for Advanced Physical Layer Communications The University of Sydney Lucas Tsutsui da Silva Semi-Supervised Learning for Automatic Improvement of Onboard Object Detection Models on Small Satellites University New South Wales Sydney Uakomba Uhongora Development of Intelligent Security Controls for Software Defined Networking-based Space Systems University of South Australia Alvaro Valenzuela Quinteros Active fire detection from satellite Earth Observation RMIT University Sai Vallapureddy A Machine Learning Based Solution for Space Situational Awareness and Space Sustainability RMIT University Brandon Victor Using Satellite Data to Locate and Phenotype Plants from Space La Trobe University Ziwei Wang Ultra-fine Attitude Control via Event-based Star Tracking and Piezoelectric Stabilisation Australian National University Kithmini Weththasinghe Signal processing of cognitive satellite communication University of Technology Sydney Liang Zhao Satellite image-based smoke detection for bush fire detection University of South Australia Graduated PhD Students Anne Bettens Autonomous navigation of satellites for space exploration University of Sydney Benjamin Dix-Matthews Phase- and spatial-stabilisation system development University of Western Australia Skevos Karpathakis Communications engineering, phase- and spatial-stabilisation system development University of Western Australia Chang Liu Building Damage Estimation After Natural Disaster Using Multi Satellite Source Data Based on Machine Learning University New South Wales Sydney Artur Medon Small Satellite Thermal Management with 3D Printed Metal Heat Sinks Containing Phase Change Material Thermal Storage University of South Australia Jordan Plotnek Measuring Control System Resilience to Cyber-Physical Threat in a Satellite Context University of South Australia Mohamed Shehata Potentials and Limitations of the IEEE 802.15.3d Standard for Terahertz Satellite Communications University of Adelaide Kathiravan Thangavel Artificial Intelligence for Distributed Satellite Systems Autonomous Operations: An Integrated Approach to Space and Control Segments Co-Evolution RMIT University Ahsan Waqas Distributed Beamforming for Satellite Applications University of South Australia